“The KODIAK 100 aircraft, registration number B9050, took off at Dalu general airport at 11:09, on 22 July, 2015 and landed back safely at 11:55. It remarks that KODIAK 100 has successfully accomplished the first emergency rescue patrol mission along the Yangtze River in Zhenjiang valley.” Reported by Feng Lei from caacnews.com

This patrol mission along Yangtze River is dominated by Jiangsu maritime bureau and Zhenjiang new district, carried out by Jiangsu Maritime Bureau, Xinjiang General Aviation and Dalu General Airport in Zhenjiang.

On that remarkable day, during the first patrol flight along Yangtze River in Zhenjiang area ceremony hold at Dalu general airport, representatives have delivered their utmost wishes respectively. Lu Yuezhong,the vice secretary of the working committee, deputy director of the management committee, addressed:“This is a historic moment. The air patrol base at Dalu General Airport is set up by Jiangsu Maritime Bureau and we have long been looking forward to the first air patrol mission. ” Thereafter, the deputy director of Jiangsu Maritime Bureau, Wang Shiming made a statement, mentioning that building the air patrol base in Zhenjiang opens a new model upon the maritime patrol construction. By bringing in new maritime patrol force, we can promote the development and construction along Yangtze River, making sure that we can do a better job on emergency rescue. Meanwhile, he showed great appreciation for the support of Zhenjiang New District. In the end, Lin Xiaoping, the member of the standing committee in Zhenjiang and secretary of the working committee in Zhenjiang new district together with Zhang Tongbin, director of Jiangsu Maritime Bureau, announced that it is time for KODAIK 100 to start patrol mission.

After the first successful flight, Zhenjiang new district management committee and Zhenjiang Maritime Bureau held a signing ceremony for the cooperation memorandum at Dalu General Airport. Representatives Jing Shanhe, deputy director of Zhenjiang new district management committee, and Xu wei, general director of Zhenjiang Maritime Bureau, officially signed the memorandum of cooperation. Both parties will be working together and committed to making great contribution to modernization of Zhenjiang new district along Yangtze River.

To make the first flight mission a success, the airport staff all had taken active preparation, convening pre-flight meeting and making strict safety procedures. After the first flight, the airport staff arranged reviewing meeting timely, making summary, improving the safety process so as to ensure better flight services for the future.